Sharpening With Topaz.....denoise

Found this...great info, read and learn simple lighting tips.

http://blog.topazlabs.com/liquid-com...eid=2c4995580e

Hey guys, how're ya? so I happen to have a photo which is quite far but still somewhat similar to this photo I found on Reddit. I live in a country where the lunar festival this coming Sept 8th is celebrated so I was wondering if it were possible for my photo to be edited to something as awesome as this photo I got from Reddit?

http://imgur.com/TYjMRDO,Pd3a9mT#0

I'm unaware of the technique required for adjusting the lighting of my flash, be it on the camera's flash or in Photoshop, so I was wondering if fellow photoshop gurus could give it a go for me and see how close it turns out? :P

Here's a moon image (hoping it is high res enough, if attachment isn't too high res then here's the link http://imgur.com/lJnQSKb) that I think would be nice to add in. Hoping to get the result in as high res as possible if it is not asking for too much. I thank you guys for reading my post and wish everyone to have a great Friday ahead! Cheers

I'm going through a tutorial where we're using a technique that employs the use of the basic gradient tool to cover parts of a layer mask. From what I can tell, the instructor in the video is using a default black to white gradient. The problem I'm having is that he keep using the gradient tool to build up the area with several applications and angles. When I try to do that, my gradient application is 'replaced' by any following uses, instead of adding to it. Obviously I could just manually paint over the one gradient application with a big soft brush, but I wanted to know why mine replaces instead of adds. I've searched settings, but nothing sticks out. Any ideas?

I have several images in different layer in PS3 ( macro images with different points of focus).
I have aligned all layers ok, but when trying to blend the layer (all layers selected) using the auto blend layers tools, the tool does not give me the stacked images button.
Instead it launches straight into the process.
The results are not what I am expecting, each layer bar one has a totally black mask, and the image is not a blend of all the images.
All tutorials for the process using CS3 show a button for selecting "stack images" mine doesn't.
Am I doing something wrong?
Please help as I am going mad with it

Hello all

I'm a new member here so hopefully I'm posting in the right section!

Now... I'm not a newbie with PS but I just can't figure out how these lights and shadows were created on the characters. Btw, these photos were taken in a virtual world and then edited in, I assume, PS.
I really like the polished look. These pics look almost like some photos in magazines like Vogue.
I did speak to the guy who edited them and asked what his technique is, but he barely speaks English so he explained just that he uses different blend modes. I did try many times better new achieve anything close to these images.

How could I achieve this effect and what 'tricks' are there to creating such nice lights and shadows?

Thanks!

I am trying to make some videos using still images but want to add some creativity to them. I want to be able to make certain subjects in the images pop out like in the following two videos:

(I can't post links so you will have to search you tube for the following videos)
1. George Strait's "Troubadour" official video (use these search words: "george strait troubadour")
2. Cee Lo Green's "Thank you" video (use these search words: "thank you cee lo green" -its the firefighter video)

Sorry for not posting links but my account is not allowed to post links yet.

I want to use the 3d/pop-out style effects. I am not sure where to start on how to get certain elements in the image to pop out and others blur into the background. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Just found these Adobe Photoshop Tutorials that may help newbies to the program, I'd imagine many of you here are most likely aware of these, but for those that aren't hopefully it will help them

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/to...ml?PID=2159997

And there's also this for all Adobe products

http://prodesigntools.com/online-man...-products.html

New members please note.

You'll find explanations and helpful links here, including links to the original request threads. Please go through these images first and see if that's what you want and if the links address your need.

If more help is necessary, go for it; start your own. We also invite you to post your work if you created one of these effects. Share your pride!!

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If anyone has additional effects they would like added, please PM me with the post url. The requests seem to go in cycles, fads I suppose. So if you remember one from some time ago that you like and think should be in here, PM me please with the thread url and I'll add it.


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Post 2: Smooth and glossy effects, might include Topaz Clean plug-in
Post 3: Popular Sports Image effects, smoothed, glossy, enhanced contrast; cartoon-like
Post 4: Dragan Effect: high-contrast, glossy, a bit of sepia toning
Post 5: Dave Hill Effect: similar to some of above in use of contrast and gloss. Also uses distortions.
Post 6: Popular Sports Image effect similar to that in Post 3. Discussion of using Topaz Adjust
Post 7: "Washed Out Look," "White Out Effect," or "Porcelain Effect"
Post 8: Another cartoon effect using Photoshop or Topaz plug-in Selection
Post 9: I am currently researching this one as the image and discussion link to do not match. Apologies . . .
Post 10: Sepia Toning

some thing like those pics and something like that 2 handed sword and instead of Silkroad - UltraSro Please i realy tryed so hard and if i cant find something new on google images maybe someone can help me with this
http://i.epvpimg.com/AO6Sd.jpg , http://i.epvpimg.com/SCM2b.jpg . http://i.epvpimg.com/kQFDc.jpg . http://i.epvpimg.com/xF5Fh.jpg . maybe u know a better Pic with better graphics

Hi all

I understand my thread title may not make much sense but i will describe what i want and then go into detail below

1. The background image i want is for a blog, it needs to be a mixture of these colours http://i2.aroq.com/1/aldi-lidl.jpg whatever is easiest for you to do is fine with me but the nearer it is to all those colours the better

2. I want a rectangular logo for the header of blog, could someone please create a logo with the name LIDALD and for the LID part of name try to make it similar to the text of the LIDL logo and for the ALD part of the name try to make it similar to the text of ALDI however if you are unable to achieve this i will appreciate the best you can do even if it just something basic i will like it

The blog is http://lidald.blogspot.co.uk and is a blog i am starting to specialise in reviews for grocery products they sell, it is not a blog i will be making any profit from, it is going to be a hobby where i will post random product reviews in my spare time which i have plenty of

I will appreciate anything you can make for me, and i hope everything i have requested is within the rules

Thank you

Any questions please ask